Louisa M. Spooner

[1][2][3][4] She was born in Maentwrog and baptised on 24 March 1820, the daughter of railway engineer James Spooner and his wife Elizabeth.

Her works include: In her novels, she focused largely on topics relating to Wales and from a Welsh perspective.

In Gladys of Harlech, Spooner used the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses to discuss Welshness in its relation to the English crown.

[6] In Country Landlords, she discussed landownership and republicanism in the nineteenth century, while The Welsh Heiress engages with the impact of alcoholism on farming communities.

[7][8] All of her novels are set vaguely in Merionethshire, the area where she spent the majority of her life.

Louisa Matilda Spooner's grave at St Cynhaearn's Church , Ynyscynhaearn. She is buried in the same grave as her parents.